Artificial intelligence

The consultation room has a new participant. It arrives when patients pull up ChatGPT-generated symptom analyses. It appears when we use GenAI to check drug interactions or draft letters. And it's always listening when ambient AI scribes document our conversations. Whether acknowledged or not, GenAI is fundamentally changing what happens in the consultation room.

David Navarro

Artificial intelligence (AI) is moving rapidly from promise to practice in Australian health care. While the potential of AI in medicine has been recognised for a number of years now, technologies such as scribes have now become ubiquitous. This transformation into AI-augmented practice extends well beyond medicine, with nursing care and allied health applications emerging on the near horizon too. 

Tracy Pickett, Mark Woodrow, Steve Robson

Amidst widespread promotion of artificial intelligence (AI), the environmental impacts are not receiving enough scrutiny, including from the health sector, writes Jason Staines.

Jason Staines

An increasing number of people are using artificial intelligence (AI) chatbots such as ChatGPT for mental health and support. There are both benefits and risks associated with the use of AI for mental health. However, there are no policies or guidelines to inform the safe use of AI chatbots for mental health purposes.

Anthony Joffe, Kylie Maidment, Jill Newby

AI scribes promise multiple benefits for general practitioners and their patients, but we may risk losing valuable human connection in the process, writes Dr Elizabeth Deveny.

Elizabeth Deveny

Late last year, an AI-generated video faked the image of a well known endocrinologist and spread dangerous medical advice on Facebook. InSight+ spoke to industry professionals about the effect these fakes have on health and trust.

Becca Whitehead

More people are turning to generative artificial intelligence (AI) to help them in their daily and professional lives. ChatGPT is one of the most well-known and widely available generative AI tools. It gives tailored, plausible answers to any question for free.

Julie Ayre, Erin Cvejic, Kirsten McCaffery

Many people think of psychology as being primarily about mental health, but its story goes far beyond that.

Chris Ludlow, Armita Zarnegar

Now is the time for “futurists” to start dreaming and for general practice to engage with generative AI.

David Fraile Navarro, Enrico Coiera